Minerva Lake may need ‘spot’ use of ProcellaCOR
By Zachary Matson
APA staff suggest taking over certain herbicide approvals, bringing fewer to the board
Zachary Matson
Zachary Matson has been an environmental reporter for the Explorer since October 2021. He is focused on the many issues impacting water and the people, plants and wildlife that rely on it in the Adirondack Park. Zach worked at daily newspapers in Missouri, Arizona and New York for nearly a decade, most recently as the education reporter at the Daily Gazette in Schenectady. He lives in Saranac with his family.
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Researchers launch study of hundreds of Adirondack lakes
By Zachary Matson
A consortium of scientists is gearing up to start field work this summer for a study of climate change in hundreds of Adirondack lakes
Plan aims to preserve Adirondack brook trout fisheries
By Zachary Matson
Adirondack brook trout face numerous threats, but DEC's new management plan offers hope for preserving the species
State budget funds Saranac Lakes capacity study, boosts APA building fund
By Zachary Matson
The New York State budget feels more tenuous as federal funding cuts loom.
Panel weighs in on balancing solar development with environmental protection in the Adirondacks
By Zachary Matson
How to balance farmland preservation with renewable energy goals in the Adirondack Park?
Night of APA staff socializing ends with top lawyer involved in Saranac Lake bar fight
By Zachary Matson
Within hours of an Adirondack Park Agency staff social event at a bowling alley, Damion Stodola was involved in a physical altercation at the Waterhole
Judge rejects suit to mandate Adirondack lake carrying capacity studies
By Zachary Matson
Court sides with DEC, APA that Adirondack State Land Master Plan does not require state to study carrying capacity of Saranac chain of lakes
What’s the snowiest place in the Adirondack Park?
By Zachary Matson
What eight years of data from University at Albany's Mesonet weather stations reveal about Adirondack snowfall
Native lake trout success story in Lake Champlain: stocking to end this year
By Zachary Matson
As wild population thrives, New York, Vermont and feds celebrate milestone in decades-long restoration work
Two Adirondack lakes look to use milfoil-killing herbicide
By Zachary Matson
Eagle Lake, Mountain View Lake go to Adirondack Park Agency for approval to drop milfoil-killing herbicide as smaller lake associations call for state support